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{{Quotation|Wraith King|Dig my grave and I'll put you in it.|sound=vo_skeleton_king_wraith_death_04.mp3}}

<dfn>Death</dfn> is when a unit's [[health]] reaches 0. When a unit dies, certain ability effects can be triggered, and certain debuffs can be [[dispel]]led.

==Definition==
{| <section begin=Definition /> class="wikitable" width="70%" style="text-align:center;"
! style="width:20%;" | Effects Applied
! style="width:60%;" | Definition
! style="width:20%;" | Examples
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! [[Dispel]]
| style="text-align:left;" | 
* Most ability debuffs are dispelled upon death. For certain exceptions, please refer to the ability's respective notes.
|-
! Cannot Act
| style="text-align:left;" | 
* Stops and prevents all active abilities orders and item casts. Attempts to cast order result in an error message: <code>Dead</code>.
* Passive abilities (e.g. {{Symbol|Talent}} [[Talent]]s) are not disabled, with some exceptions.
|
|-
! Unrestricted Abilities
| style="text-align:left;" | 
* Only abilities tagged with <code>DOTA_ABILITY_BEHAVIOR_UNRESTRICTED</code> can be used while dead.
|
{{A|Dawnbreaker|Solar Guardian Land}}
{{A|Lifestealer|Infest}}
|-
! Units Expiring
| style="text-align:left;" |
* Generally [[summons|summoned units]] expiring are considered dead and do not disappear instantly.
| 
|-
! [[Reincarnation]]
| style="text-align:left;" |
* When a unit dies and it does not trigger death, it Reincarnates.
| {{A|Wraith King|Reincarnation}}
|-
! Respawning
| style="text-align:left;" |
* After a hero dies, it comes back to life after an amount of time, based on its level.
* Only heroes, {{U|Courier|text=Couriers}} and {{U|Roshan}} can respawn.
| 
|-
! On-death Effects
| style="text-align:left;" |  
* On-death passives and direct-synergy passives (e.g. {{Symbol|Aghanim}} {{A|Sand King|Burrowstrike|text=Caustic Finale with Burrowstrike}}) are triggered upon death.
| {{Symbol|Aghanim}} {{A|Vengeful Spirit|Vengeance Aura|text=Vengeance Illusion}}
|-
<section end=Definition />
|}

==Units Expiring==
{{Main|Summons}}
Generally, when summoned units expire, if they have a death animation, they die and do not disappear. Losing regular summons is usually not a big deal, since they provide rather low bounties, they expire and they can be resummoned after a short while.

{{SkillListHead|title=Exceptions}}
{{SkillListRich
| source = Monkey King
| name = Wukong's Command
| notes = When the ability's duration expires, the soldiers are [[hidden]] and then moved to Monkey King's [[fountain]].
}}
{{SkillListTail}}

==Reincarnation==
{{Hatnote|This section is about the reincarnation mechanic. For other uses, see [[Reincarnation (Disambiguation)]].}}

Reincarnation takes priority over respawning, Reincarnation sources respawn the unit at its death location after its effect delay, and have the following priority: 

{{A|Wraith King|Reincarnation}} ➤ {{A|Aegis of the Immortal|Reincarnation}}

{{SkillListHead|title=Reincarnation Sources}}
{{SkillListRich
| source = Aegis of the Immortal
| name = Reincarnation
| trait1 = Effect Delay
| value1 = {{Show|A|Aegis of the Immortal|Reincarnation|value1}}
| trait2 = Number of Charges
| value2 = 1
| notes = Respawns the hero at its death location after the effect delay.
}}
{{SkillListRich
| source = Wraith King Skeleton
| name = Reincarnating
| trait1 = Skeleton Respawn Delay
| value1 = {{Show|A|Wraith King|Vampiric Spirit|value11}}
| notes = Sets the respawn time of these units to a certain value and they respawn once on where they died.
}}
{{SkillListRich
| source = Wraith King
| name = Reincarnation
| trait1 = Effect Delay
| value1 = {{Show|A|Wraith King|Reincarnation|value2}}
| notes = Respawns the hero at its death location after the effect delay.
}}
{{SkillListTail}}

===Talents===
{{Spellcard
| ID = 6677, 7385, 449
| intern = special_bonus_reincarnation_200/250/300
| name = Reincarnation
| sound0 = Undying Reincarnation

| icon0 = Aegis of the Immortal Reincarnationwikiasset
| type0 = talent
| target0 = Passive
| affect0 = Self

| trait1 = Effect Delay
| value1 = 5

| is_illusionuses = no
| is_passivebreak = no
| interacts = {{Draftnotes
| name = Reincarnation
| desc = This {{Symbol|Talent alt}} talent is available and it is not bound to any ability.
}}

| buff1 = modifier_special_bonus_reincarnation
| buff1text = Reincarnation
| buff1dispel = None

| cd = Varies

| mechanics = * Grants the hero Reincarnation.

* Has the cooldown following values:
** 200/250/300

* Reincarnation cannot be prevented in any way. If a hero dies while it is off-cooldown, it is used.
** Fully stacks with other [[Reincarnation]] sources, with the {{Symbol|Talent}} talent always triggering first when off-cooldown.

* Revives with full [[health]] and [[mana]]. Does not resets the cooldowns of [[items]] and abilities.

* Provides 1800 {{Symbol|Daytime}} [[daytime]] and 800 {{Symbol|Nighttime}} nighttime [[ground vision]] respectively at the hero's [[death]] location during its delay.

* The buff icon shows a cooldown whenever the Reincarnation is used.
** The cooldown is not affected by any cooldown reduction and cooldown resets sources.
}}

{{Talent bonus table|Reincarnation|reincarnation}}

==Respawning==
<section begin=Respawning />[[File:Dota 2 Fountain Invulnerability preview.jpg|thumb|250px|An invulnerable {{H|Primal Beast}} upon respawning.]]
After the first spawn, a hero is not created again. However, it respawns. After a hero dies, it comes back to life after an amount of time, based on its level. The maximum respawn time is reached on level 25. Only the following units can respawn: Heroes, {{U|Courier|text=Couriers}} and {{U|Roshan}}.

Upon respawning, the hero gets [[Forced movement|instantly moved]] to the [[fountain]] area, facing 45° toward the northeast or the southwest, if they belong to the {{M|Radiant}} or {{M|Dire}} faction respectively. The hero's [[health]] and [[mana]] are replenished. Cooldowns are unaffected and buffs and debuffs are not cleared upon respawning.

The hero also turns [[invulnerable]] and [[untargetable]], which lasts until the respawning hero is issued a command, preventing spawn-camping. The invulnerability is provided by {{A|Fountain|Rejuvenation Aura}}. Commands include any regular unit orders like moving, attacking, and casting abilities, as well as shop interactions like buying and selling items.

===Respawn Time===
{{Treelist}}
* Total respawn time can be defined as
** Base Respawn Time [{{tooltip|?|Based on Hero Level, up to Level 25}}]
*** Set Respawn Time [{{tooltip|?|When dying to Neutral Creeps}}]
** + Buyback Respawn Time Increase
** ± Other Flat Bonus Respawn Time
{{Treelist/end}}
<br>
The hero respawn times can be seen in the following table, starting from {{G|res lvl1}}s and increasing up until level 25, which will be at {{G|res lvl25}}s.

{| class="wikitable collapsible mw-datatable" width="100%;" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! {{#invoke:Lua|invoke|module=loop|fn=f|0|26|<nowiki>class="header" style="width:3%;" {{!}} {{#switch:{{#var:f}}|0=LVL|25=25+|#default={{#var:f}}}}
{{#ifexpr:{{#var:f}}=25||!}}</nowiki>}}
|-
! class="header" style="font-size:70%;" | Default<br>Respawn<br>Time
| {{#invoke:Lua|invoke|module=loop|fn=lvl|1|25|<nowiki>style=font-size:90%;" {{!}} {{G|res lvl{{#var:lvl}}}}s
{{#ifexpr:{{#var:lvl}}=25||{{!}}}}</nowiki>}}
|}

{{SkillListHead|title=Respawn Time Changing Abilities}}
{{SkillListRich
| source = Gold
| name = Buyback
| trait1 = Next Respawn Time Increase
| value1 = {{Show|A|Gold|Buyback|value3}}
| trait2 = Neutral Set Respawn Time
| value2 = {{G|res neutral min time}}
| notes = The [[buyback]] penalty is applied on top of the respawn time, unless affected by the aforementioned [[Death#Reincarnation|Reincarnation]] sources. Furthermore, dying to [[neutral creeps]] sets respawn time to a minimum of {{G|res neutral min time}}s.
}}
{{SkillListRich
| source = Courier
| name = Passive Bonus
| trait1 = Base Respawn Time
| value1 = {{Show|A|Courier|Passive Bonus|value4}}
| trait2 = Respawn Time Increase per Level
| value2 = {{Show|A|Courier|Passive Bonus|value3}}
| notes = {{U|Courier|text=Couriers}} level up with their owners and respawn at its [[faction]]'s [[fountain]] after its respawn time.
}}
{{SkillListRich
| source = Undying
| name = Ceaseless Dirge
| trait1 = Cooldown
| value1 = 480
| notes = When Undying dies he will automatically respawn in the fountain. Begins the game on cooldown. 
}}
{{SkillListRich
| source = Vengeful Spirit
| name = Vengeance Aura
| nametext = Vengeance Illusion
| trait1 = Duration
| value1 = Respawn Time
| notes aghs = Upon death, Vengeful Spirit creates a [[strong illusion]] that deals and takes full damage and can cast all of her abilities. If the illusion is alive when Vengeful Spirit respawn, she will take its place. The illusion disappears once Vengeful Spirit respawns, or when it reaches the normal death duration. The [[buyback]] time increase penalty does not increase the illusion's duration.
}}
{{SkillListTail}}<section end=Respawning />

===Talents===
{{Spellcard
| ID = 5975, 5953, 5954, 5964, 6038, 6066, 6375, 6269, 6059
| intern = special_bonus_respawn_reduction_15/20/25/30/35/40/45/50/60
| name = Respawn Time Reduction

| icon0 = t0
| type0 = talent
| target0 = Passive
| affect0 = Self

| trait1 = Respawn Time Reduction
| value1 = Varies

| buff1 = ?
| buff1text = Hidden modifier
| buff1dispel = None

| mechanics = * Reduces the hero's respawn time.

* Cannot reduce respawn time below 1 second.

* The following values exist:
** 15/20/25/30/35/40/45/50/60
}}

{{Talent bonus table|Respawn Reduction|reduced respawn time reduction}}

==Gold==
{{Main|Gold}}
{{#lst:Gold|lossexpr}}

===Buyback===
{{Main|Gold#Buyback|l1=Buyback}}
{{#lst:Gold|Buyback}}

===Displays===
<section begin=Displays />[[File:Buyback displays.png|thumb|350px|Buyback status is displayed in 3 different locations, on the HP bar while dead, in the gold tooltip at any time, and below the hero icon while dead]]
The {{Key press|'''BUYBACK'''}} button is only accessible while dead. It is located on the right side of the death bar. The death bar replaces the HP bar while the hero is dead and shows the respawn time. On its right, the Buyback button is located. 

The button has 3 different statuses: 
* When ready, the button is grey and heightened. On the button, it reads <b><span style="background-color:#808080; color:#ffffff;">&nbsp;BUYBACK&nbsp;</span></b> in white, and it also displays the current buyback {{Symbol|Gold}} {{Gold|Gold|color}} cost. 
* When having not enough gold, the button is red and pushed back. The <b><span style="color:#990000;">BUYBACK</span></b> text turns red, and it still displays the current {{Symbol|Gold}} {{Gold|Gold|color}} cost. 
* When on cooldown, it looks like when having not enough gold, but the gold cost is replaced by a {{Symbol|Cooldown}} cooldown timer, showing the remaining cooldown.

{{Key press|Alt|mouseright}} a hero's portrait above prints the respawn time if the hero is dead.

The buyback status can also be seen by allies, below the hero icon at the top bar. If the flag has a golden border, that hero has buyback ready and can use it. If there is no golden border, the player has either does not enough gold or is on cooldown. Like the death bar, this is only visible while dead.

Lastly, the buyback status is also displayed in the gold tooltip, which can be accessed by hovering the mouse over the gold. It displays the currently required amount of gold for the buyback, its cooldown status, how much gold the player still needs for the buyback, or how much surplus gold they have.

When a hero buys back, a string sound plays <ab>Music default buyback.mp3</ab> which is audible to everyone, and a gold stack icon appears below the hero's top bar icon, which stays there for several seconds, visible to everyone. The hero also responds to the buyback. Unlike their responses on a regular respawn, which are only audible to the player, a buyback response is audible to everyone. This means no matter what setting a player uses, there is always a cue revealing that a hero bought back.<section end=Displays />

==On-death Effects==
On-death ability effects are divided into two categories:
* Triggered by True-Death - Can be triggered only when the unit dies. Does not trigger with Reincarnation sources.
* Triggered by Pseudo-Death - Can be triggered either when the unit dies or when they have [[Death#Reincarnation|Reincarnation]] sources (e.g. {{I|Aegis of the Immortal}}) 

===Triggered by True-Death===
These on-death effects can only be triggered by death. Reincarnation sources do not trigger them at all. Please refer to the ability notes for each of the abilities' on-death effect(s).
{{SkillListHead|title=On-death Ability Effects Triggered by True-Death}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Alchemist
| name = Greevil's Greed
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Bloodseeker
| name = Thirst
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Bounty Hunter 
| name = Track
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Lone Druid
| name = Summon Spirit Bear
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Pudge
| name = Flesh Heap
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Shadow Fiend
| name = Necromastery
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Shadow Fiend
| name = Requiem of Souls
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Silencer
| name = Glaives of Wisdom
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Slark
| name = Essence Shift
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Spirit Vessel
| name = Soul Release
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Town Portal Scroll
| name = Teleport
| nametext = Unsellable Free Town Portal Scroll
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Urn of Shadows
| name = Soul Release
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Vengeful Spirit
| name = Vengeance Aura
| nametext = Vengeance Illusion<sup>2a</sup>
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Warlock
| name = Chaotic Offering
| nametext = Chaotic Offering<sup>1</sup>
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Windranger
| name = Focus Fire
| nametext = Focus Fire<sup>1</sup>
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Wraith King
| name = Reincarnation
| nametext = Wraith Delay<sup>2a</sup>
}}
{{SkillListTail}}
{{Footnote|1|Requires {{Symbol|Talent}} [[talent]].}}
{{Footnote|2a|Requires {{I|Aghanim's Scepter}}.}}
{{Footnote|2b|Requires {{I|Aghanim's Shard}}.}}

===Triggered by Pseudo-Death===
These on-death effects can be both triggered by Reincarnation sources and by the unit's death. Please refer to the ability notes for each of the abilities' on-death effect(s).
{{SkillListHead|title=On-death Ability Effects Triggered by Psuedo-Death}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Axe
| name = Berserker's Call
| nametext = Berserker's Call<sup>2a</sup>
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Axe
| name = Battle Hunger
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Axe
| name = Culling Blade
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Bloodseeker
| name = Thirst
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Broodmother
| name = Spawn Spiderlings
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Spiderling
| name = Spawn Spiderite
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Clinkz
| name = Death Pact
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Desolator
| name = Soul Stealer
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Drow Ranger
| name = Frost Arrows
| nametext = Frost Arrows<sup>2b</sup>
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Ember Spirit
| name = Fire Remnant
| nametext = Fire Remnant<sup>2b</sup>
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Hellbear
| name = Death Throe: Rush
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Hellbear Smasher
| name = Death Throe: Power
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Lion
| name = Finger of Death
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Meepo
| name = Divided We Stand
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Mud Golem
| name = Shard Split
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Necrophos
| name = Reaper's Scythe
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Phantom Assassin
| name = Blur
| nametext = Blur<sup>2a</sup>
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Sand King
| name = Burrowstrike
| nametext = Burrowstrike<sup>2a</sup>
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Sand King
| name = Caustic Finale
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Shadow Fiend
| name = Necromastery
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Underlord
| name = Atrophy Aura
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Undying
| name = Tombstone
| nametext = Tombstone<sup>1</sup>
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Wraith King
| name = Vampiric Spirit
}}
{{SkillListTail}}
{{Footnote|1|Requires {{Symbol|Talent}} [[talent]].}}
{{Footnote|2a|Requires {{I|Aghanim's Scepter}}.}}
{{Footnote|2b|Requires {{I|Aghanim's Shard}}.}}

==Instant Kill==
{{Main|Damage types#Instant Kill|l1=Damage Type}}
{{#lst:Damage type|Instant Kill}}

===Forced Kill===
The following abilities use the [[instant kill]] mechanic to forcefully remove or kill its unit(s) from the game when certain conditions are met.
{{SkillListHead|title=Forced Instant Kill Effects}}
{{#lst:Damage type|Forced Kill Sources}}
{{SkillListTail}}

==Preventing Death==
(e.g.{{A|Abaddon|Borrowed Time}}, {{A|Dazzle|Shallow Grave}}, {{A|Oracle|False Promise}} and {{A|Troll Warlord|Battle Trance}}).

===Min Health===
{{#lst:Health|Min Health}}

==Kill Credit Manipulation==
Priority order

* {{A|Phoenix|Supernova}}
* {{A|Necrophos|Reaper's Scythe}}
* {{A|Winter Wyvern|Winter's Curse}}
* {{A|Enchantress|Little Friends}}
* {{A|Ancient Apparition|Ice Blast}}

==Permament Bonuses from Kills==
{{SkillListHead|title=Abilities Granting Bonus from Kills}}
<section begin=Bonus for Kill Sources />
{{SkillListLite
| source = Axe
| name = Coat of Blood
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Lion
| name = Finger of Death
| nametext = Finger of Death Kills
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Legion Commander
| name = Duel
| nametext = Duel Victory Damage
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Muerta
| name = Pierce the Veil
| nametext = Pierce the Veil Spell Amp
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Necrophos
| name = Reaper's Scythe
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Pudge
| name = Flesh Heap
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Silencer
| name = Brain Drain
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Slark
| name = Essence Shift
| nametext = Permament Agility
}}
{{SkillListLite
| source = Tidehunter
| name = Kraken Swell
| nametext = Kraken Swell<sup>3<sup>
}}
<section end=Bonus for Kill Sources />
{{SkillListTail}}
{{Footnote|3|Requires selecting the corresponding facet.}}

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